I learned a new term today: “type 2 fun”. Type 2 fun is miserable while it's happening, but fun in retrospect. From taking 3.5 hours to cross the border into Panama, to bring drenched and hit with wind on rough seas for hours at a time, to motor problems, to running low on fuel, to a crack in the boat, to my backpack getting soaked, and to my skin breaking out and then getting sunburned, all the while having food poisoning since Colombia (I apparently can’t travel without it) with no running water on the islands. I did not sign up for a luxury vacation. I signed up for an adventure, and I did my best to smile through it all. I’m sharing this not to complain, but rather to let y’all know the realness behind the pretty pictures.
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On the positive side I got to visit Kuna villages and learn some kuna words, ate AMAZING food (consciously aggravating my stomach but it was worth it 🦞), met some cool people from around the world, had amazing and caring tour guides, unplugged and lived simply, enjoyed beach time on remote islands, went snorkeling for the first time and saw some starfish, learned how to properly set a volleyball, took more steps than ever on a slackline, got lots of sleep to the sound of the sea, captured many photos, and finished off with a jeep ride through the beautiful jungle toward Panama City. While some moments were miserable, visiting the San Blas Islands was a truly incredible and humbling experience. And having “type 2 fun” in a new country beats going through the same old routine at home (though it sure makes you appreciate home!) ✈️ 🗺

12 1 5 minutes ago

Can't wait for spring to begin ❄

Always feels extremely lazy and demotivated during cold season and it's really hard to fight it off 🙏

Thunder Creek has a 28 meter-high waterfall that tumbles into the Haast River.
Since the retreat of glacier ice in this area,the Haast River has cut a canyon the height of the waterfall,which some local people know as the "Ninety Foot falls"

Colourful buildings are my favourite 🌈 I love when people choose to brighten up a street with their home, and I definitely need to get myself to more coloured streets like this one!

This little spot is in Notting Hill, and we kind of stumbled upon it on the hunt for the door from the Notting Hill movie ✨ I recognised it from @thediaryofanomad’s feed and just had to snap a picture here (even though it was snowing at the time and I was this emoji 🥶)! Thanks for the inspo, Jiayi 💜

130 24 19 minutes ago

Glad to be back home after a long weekend in London!
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Mood when trying to find new music for a video 🤷🏻‍♀️ Speaking of which, a brand new video featuring a huge brunch and a tasty TASTY bowl of ramen has just gone live on my YouTube channel! We’re talkin’ fried chicken eggs benedict, pulled pork pancakes and apple cinnamon French toast 🤤🤤🤤

L♥️V E is...friends who frolic in single digit weather together. Who travel to Thailand to see you. Who listen and provide moral support no matter the time of day or miles that separate you. Love is these guys through and through ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #BAS#BRAAS#newyorkcity#loveislove

44 3 43 minutes ago

The view I’d rather have on a day like today BUT my days are made easier knowing that one day I’ll be back #dreamers#santorini